Wrong Number Scam Text Messages This scam is becoming very popular. You get a text from a number that is not in your phone book trying to engage you. “How is your sore back?” “How are you?” “Sorry, I’m running late” Anything to engage you. Once you are engaged they figure you are invested in […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The most recent federal administration’s security “malfunction” is with the use of a Signal app clone called TeleMessage. Signal (or TeleMessage) is the app that the Secretary of Defense used to communicate war plans to the VP and others, including the editor of The Atlantic. TeleMessage is a clone of Signal (as well as WhatsApp […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced intense questions from the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee. She wants to slash almost $500 million from the CISA budget. While the appropriations committee was looking at DHS’s funding across all of its agencies, they made a point of demanding more info on the administration’s financial plans for CISA. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]For those of us in the industry this is not a surprise, but to others it may be. That title used to belong to Russia, but not any more. Russia is busy with a war and while it still is good at launching ransomware attacks, otherwise, it is more than a bit distracted. China, on […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]More Countries Issue Travel Advisories for Travel to US The White House is trying to spin growing international concerns over travel to the U.S. in response to U.S. immigration and transgender rights policies, among other issues. Countries updating their advisories include New Zealand, Germany and the U.K, citing concerns over terrorism, civil unrest and stricter […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]As I always say, the reason we have so much cybercrime is that it really pays. Here is the “elevator pitch” version. Remember, this only represents the people who reported the crimes to the FBI. That means that this number is dramatically low. And, while the number of complaints reported year over year is up […]
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